New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12
CHIPPERIN' UP MR.. SIMMS.
THE ROARDERS AT MRS. MARLOW'S.

and irving fish. / believe the wise men haNo oo-
cided that fish does not particularly nour-
peopIe who live at tho shore and
eat fish because they must cat something, have very
little compensation now, whlo In tho past they coulu
console themselves by thinking Of the growth OF their
brains STILL tho theory at present being promulgat
ed by psychcal research that you concentrate your
mind in tho determination that you are well, why,
then, you well, may be Of use in the case OF peo-
pie residing by the and compelled to subsst on
fish. Let them focus their minds on those two as
sertons: 81 like fish as food" and Fish makes
my brain larger" and these assertions Will become
facts in these individual cases.
MY friend aid | unconsclously fell into such talk
as this when had taken five meals at Mrs. Marlow's
on the edge Of the mash We talked In this way
that we might strengthen endurance Of our bill
of fare. For breakfast had griddle cakes which
Mr. Simms called flannel cakes, and which his widowed
sister, Mrs. waters, pronounced haune with strong
accent the last syllable. Mrs. Waters might have
been educated, least" finished" by Mrs General,
OF "prunes and prisms" fame If Judged from her way
Of speaking. She wished to convey tho belief that
she had good Teal Of money but "a was difficult to
explain why person Of largo means should choose
TO como every and board at Mrs. Marlow's.
In her personal appearance she was so shiny and neat
that 1t almost made an ordinary mortal feel dirty to
look at her. the contrast strong. She twiddcd
her knife and fork in such a fine sort Of way that
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anything she never lifted her cup or her teaspoon
to her lips without sticking her little finger out nearly
straight I think this attitude Of tho hand is an
unaillng sign that the person is gcnteel" she did
not enunclae very clearly, but she accented common
words in variety Of remarkable ways, thus revealing
her gcntillty stu She had son in France
IIo had gone behalf of n wholesale dry goods house
with which no was connected. She talked great
deal about my son Francis, stress Of tome the last
syllable shc had always just had letter from him,
or momentarily expecting ono Francis was al
ready thirty -nvo years Of age and he had never
married This she told us while wc were waiting for
our second meal at this house. She came into tho
paror a moment after wc had arrived. When she
announced this bachelor condition Of her son wo both
said Indeed" and put that nanc look Of interest
which VIC may have tho faces OF people TO
whom We love been talking. We saw how clean she
was we that there was not hair out VI place
either In her trcsscs, or the frzzed front she
wurc; naturally wo felt how tumblcd and dusty wo
were
she was knitting somt very wide edging with somo
very fine cotton: this work shc carried in an I'M
wrlnkled. largo white handkerchief
mo ho docs not marry" she said. He is too
,astidlus I have often told him that he must not
expect to find any one absolutely perfect When l
say that he always replies, But wo cannot heip
looking for perfection"
Here roso and went and examined the cigar-hsh
nm the wall and Carlos asked II Mr.. waters was in
Paris.
"Ho is there with great frequency was tho
answer Then Mrs Waters added, II her duty
forced her " He says Paris; he always says
Par-ce."
Carlos murmured something to the effect that we
Yankees must be paroned II VIC continued 10 say
Paris / do not know how much moro Instruction
wa might have received had not the bell for supper
sounded then. For supper always had two kinds
OF Pie and some variety OF preserve "iteh tms
latter was made OF tho wild beach plum. Wo hai
cold bread also, and hot biscuit frequently say
| oIwavs for we came TO know correctly
what MIS- Marlow's victuals was" These victuals
were rather famous; among the natives hero MIS-
varIow was described a woman who sot mighty
god table" The food was abundant but the hearty
Kind as they called II, was served with good ucu
! Of fat pork All kinds of fresh fish were dipped In
| Indian meal and fried In pork the chOwders wero
made on a foundation Of fried pork which was sizzling
in the bottom OF a largo boiler and the potatoes and
chunks of fish added to It, with proportion OF water
| and milk We wished they would sometimes simply
| bolI n cod or "haddlck,' and let us eat IL with
butter but that way of cooking seemed never i"ugho
| Of Lobster invariably ON tho table, even az
| u,rer Lobster warm from tho boiling. is, as l
NAV have said before, delicious But even tho am
hrosa Of Jupiter would pail upon the palate II placed
hcfnro one three tlries day. Ahi there were clans
| Union we had a clam dinner we had nothing clsc but
wa had clans fried, boiled plain IN TINS ia''or
| way they were very plain indeed-and clam cho"der
I have heard 1t said autcritalvcly that there Is no
nourisnmcnt In clans l am not prepared TO give my
oninion on that assertion, but can state from actu
| x rorcncc that there il vast amount OF ind1gesu
nuitv in clans II you liable to attacks OF dys-
| pepsia avoid ciahl" 49,. An,
| sneak In this comprehensive manner about MIS-
Mari .,,s taiIo because our kerosene stove did not
arrive and We took meals there for several days
longer than wo Lad expected to be obliged to do. Ell
thana al ut fn
stove Ill OF get our message or no did NOT milk I"
,vorth whllo to obey It at present 1t almost began
| N seem As II Marsh Yates had cast spell over US,
and that wo should never succeed In really accom-
| plishing anything we intended.
wo sn,nd a largo part Of our time either going to-
| opr meals or coming from them. As tho path we
arc Obliged to follow is over very heavy, deep sand
| ,,,,.h seems TO null Us back constantly, We get a
rcat deal Of exercise, which is undoubtedly good Tor
| ma This exercise and tho delightful salt air mako
a. ,.ssibe for us to dcvour things In the way OF food
| ,hat amaze us when we come to think Of them. We
are not much particular than our masuff' ~ho'
| I should have said before. Is mcaer also only no
q, LOO, nm ,,ap, az to tent, and when we return we
| ,r,nc him a confused mixture Of chowder and fried
fish In tin pail .
During the small portion Of time when VIC are not
| s.meyhcre between our tent and Mrs. MariOws we
arc usually asleep This Is not highly stimulated
mental life but it Is a state which makes such lilo
| possible In the future.
Sometimes VIC are awake long enough 10 saS "
| zach other that the ocean is superb to-day or tho
water is sullen tonight; or We wish we couid renen'
her what It was that Byron said to the sea- Wo
confidently expect come out of this stupor ana 70
sentimental about our life by the restless waters ~
prcsont however, live only to eat ana sleep our
ITO and tho life Of Max appear to DC On 'o'o'' 'o
,ar NJ ono can Judge that Max has the duty Oh
w.tchino 10 pcrform and appear to have no duties
was Going to speak Of Mr.. simms. for he has
,.sn In nv mind ever since our first meal with him
~, has nevor been married whether from fasudlous
Mesa as In the Of his nephew, ! 40 not KNOW
IL "a babitually as Mrs NARROW conhded " me- nol
| anIv az blue AZ q whetstone, but as down 10 inc
heel a. bootjack" Having told us this, she furtne'